Gunmen kidnap 140 students from boarding school in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a school official says, the latest in... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbabgo, ex-president Bedie set for talks
Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo, who returned home last month a decade after falling from power, will meet... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
‘They cause immoral thoughts,’ Nigerian state says as it bans mannequins
The use of mannequins for displaying clothes by tailors, stores, and boutique owners across a Nigerian state, has been... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
At least four Mali soldiers die in attack
At least four soldiers in Mali have died in an attack by suspected jihadist gunmen near the border with... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
At least 8 employees kidnapped from medical centre in Nigeria
Eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although local sources said more people... Read more
5 Jul, 2021
Niger vows to ‘cleanse’ jihadists infested border area
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has pledged to “cleanse” villages of jihadist elements that have expanded their reach in the... Read more
4 Jul, 2021
France resumes joint military operations with Mali
France says it will resume joint military operations in Mali, after suspending them early last month following the west... Read more
4 Jul, 2021
Ex-ICC prisoner Laurent Gbagbo in DRC for former jail-mate’s bash
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has flown into the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend a wedding bash... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Sierra Leone declares curfew amid third virus wave
Sierra Leon President Julius Maada Bio has announced a raft of anti-coronavirus measures, including a nationwide curfew and a... Read more
3 Jul, 2021
Nigerian separatist leader Sunday Igboho on the run after gun battle
Sunday Igboho, a Nigerian separatist activist known for stocking ethnic tensions is on the run after a police raid... Read more
2 Jul, 2021
